Volume 124 Issue 37
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MOVIE REVIEW // KILLER ELITE
> Hollywood hots, indie flicks, and everything in between.
If you can look past the plot and garbled tough guy dialogue, Marty McKendry's "Killer Elite" is a perfect espionage thriller with one or two memorably-staged action sequences. That's the kindest thing that can be said for the newest Jason Statham vehicle, which pits the badass against fellow Brit action stud Clive Owen in a heady cocktail of spy vs. spy.
Statham plays Danny Bryce, who in standard spy movie fashion, has retired following a crisis of conscience during a routine assassination. Of course he's soon thrust back into the life after receiving word that his mentor Hunter (a grizzled Robert De Niro) has been kidnapped by an Oman sheik, who demands that Bryce hunt down the three ex-SAS agents responsible for killing his sons.
Bryce's biggest obstacle will be Clive Owen's Spike, a spy hunter whose Feathermen division has been tasked with protecting former SAS operatives and their caché of dirty war secrets. Any scene featuring both Statham and Owen crackles with wicked intensity, with each actor calling on all his stubly, drawling machismo to outmatch the other. Statham even manages to pull off a convincing fight scene while duct-taped to a chair.
Unfortunately, these moments of excellence are few and far between. The pacing drags and the rest of the cast fails to match the enthusiasm of the leads, especially De Niro, who essentially muddles through a role that at one time could have produced a classic performance. Yvonne Strahovski makes for curvaceous subplot as Statham's Aussie paramour.
Frankly, it's all a bloody shame, because with a few more good men and some tactical rewrites, "Killer Elite" could have been a direct hit.
|LANDON MCDONALD |
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REVIEW
Speaking of creepy, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" had trouble producing skin-chilling episodes, but it has a few. "Killed by Death" and "Listening to Fear" both effectively present terrifying monsters; one who sucks the souls out of children and the other that feeds
> TV, movies, and other goodies to devour instantly.
Halloween is on his terrifying way, so it's time for some horror fun. Thanks to Netflix, there are tons of options for your horror movie marathons, but I want to throw out a couple of creepy TV episodes worth the watch.
I've been revisiting "The X-Files" lately. It's a great show to just drop in on some episodes, because there's a lot of monster-of-the-week episodes. I suggest catching "The Host" and "Home" episodes. The former is about a humanoid parasite that lays its eggs in bodies and the latter is so messed up, Fox wouldn't air it. However, "The X-Files" is known for its aliens. The "Duane Barry" episode is beyond creepy. The episode is pivotal to the overall plot of "The X-Files," but it's own plot of a seemingly insane man recounting his encounters with aliens makes for chilling flashbacks.
NETFLIX REVIEW // HALLOWEEN-THEMED TV
on the insane. But the famous "Hush" episode is the onlyreally scary episode. The demons of "Hush", known as "the Gentlemen," take away everybody's voices, so that they may float around town and collect hearts with the help of their straight-jacketed burn victim henchmen. The episode is also critically acclaimed, having been nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series.
Utilize Netflix this autumn for some real scares! "The Twilight Zone" is also a great example of another series with some creepy episodes. [CHANCE CARMICHAEL]
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STYLE REVIEW // NAIL POLISH: COLOR BLOCKING
> Get it while it's haute.
Color blocking is a fashion trend that's made its way from clothes and accessories to the nail polish industry. The blocking look is achieved by polishing nails with bold colors in simple patterns. There are a variety of methods to achieve the blocking appearance.
A popular approach is to paint all nails a solid shade except for the ring fingers on each hand. Use a similar variant of the main color on the ring finger to enhance a subtle contrast.
Another color-blocking technique is to use twocolors on a single fingernail. Polish each nail with a solid color except for the ring fingers. Paint the ring finger nails using the color-blocking method. Paint one half with a richly colored tint and the other half with a lighter strain of the same color on the chosen nail. Divide the coloration horizontally or vertically and mix and match the cast of colors to find the ideal combination.
Gloss your blocked out nails with glitter polish to add a bit of glamour to the striking look. The overall offset presentation of color-blocking adds spunk and innovation to the conventional manicure.
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Photo by Maggie Young One different colored nail on each hand makes your polish pop.
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It's common knowledge that most college football coaches need at least three seasons to get their affairs in order, and besides that, it's highly unlikely KU Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger has the resources to shell out around $10 million to dismiss Gill and his assistants as well as hire a completely new staff. But if enough angry, big-money donors bang on Zenger's door and open up their checkbooks — and that's a big 'if' — things could change quickly.
From what I witnessed first-hand last year and have heard this season, players love playing for Gill; they just haven't been able to win for him. Barring any monumental upsets, Gill will have six wins or fewer after two years on the job.
a stand-up guy and a successful football coach don't always go hand in hand.
The one thing working in Gill's favor right now is his contract, which doesn't include a buyout. If he was fired, he would receive the remaining salary left on his five-year deal. At $2 million per year, he is set to receive $6 million more after this season.
Sophomore cornerback Tyler Patmon pulls an Oklahoma State ball carrier to the ground near midfield during the first quarter of Saturday night's game at Boone Pickens Stadium. Patmon had four tackles against OSU along with a defensive pass interference while in the end zone during the second quarter.
stayed tor the final act of the Jayhawks' blowout loss to the Cowboys watched their team get out-scored in the fourth quarter to Kansas.
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Yes, it was against a mix of first, second and third string defenders that the Kansas offense faced in the fourth quarter, but the 14 points Kansas scored at the end of the game Saturday showed that the offense is resilient. The 28 total points Kansas scored helps put in perspective just how poorly this Kansas defense has been playing.
Scoring 28 points against the No. 6 team in the nation, is no small accomplishment. Scoring 28 points would've been good enough to win 11 FBS games last week and tie two of them. Instead of being the 12th winning team in college football with 28-points or fewer, the Jayhawks lost by 42.
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Kansas actually scored one more point than Oklahoma State has allowed on average all season. The biggest margin of victory the Cowboys had before
have put Kansas on track to win 20 games that week. Of every team that scored more than 34 points and lost in week five of the college football season, Kansas had the largest deficit, falling by 11 points.
Following the Oklahoma State game, coach Turner Gill broke down the defensive woes into two simple categories: "Our guys did not tackle quite as well, as far as early on," Gill said. "And the second thing is the guys were not doing what they were told to do in some cases."
It's a combination of a lack of athleticism, play-making and tackling that have led to the team's struggles, Gill said.
By admitting that some players are not following their coaches' instructions on the field, Gill helps shed some light on the defense, which ranks 34 yards worse than any other FBS team.
Sophomore cornerback Tyler Patmon suggested Wednesday that there is only one way to fix the defenses' problem: practice.
consistency," Patmon said. "We have to go hard in practice no matter what."
"When it comes down to it, it's
It appears that the Jayhawks got the message. Freshman linebacker Ben Heeney said a few of the players asked their teammates to pick up their performance on the practice field.
"The past two days, our
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defensive practices have been 100-fold better than what it's been," Heeney said. "I just think we look a lot better even from last week to this week."
Gill said the team has practiced with more focus and energy the past two days. He said there is urgency with the team in practice, because they know
they have to be on all cylinders against No. 3 Oklahoma this Saturday.
If the play in practice has improved, the Jayhawks' defensive performance this season has served as a wake up call.
— Edited by Alexandra Esposito
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